Geir Westgaard

Geir Westgaardhas run Equinor’s offices in Washington, D.C., and Brussels. He spent five years in London as head of (geo)political risk analysis for the company. Westgaard is a former Norwegian diplomat whose postings abroad included Moscow, Vilnius, and Washington, D.C. Westgaard has worked as a foreign policy adviser to the Prime Minister of Norway (1995-1997) and a special adviser in charge of High North (Arctic) policy to the Foreign Minister of Norway (2006-2008). Westgaard is a political scientist. He holds a BA from the University of Oslo and a Master of International Affairs/Soviet studies from Columbia University. He has also spent a year as a foreign policy Fellow at Harvard University’s Center for International Affairs.